Want Some New Books for Your Home?

It's time once again for the Spring Portland Home and Garden Show and that means that, once again, the Northwest Independent Authors (NIWA) will have their Book Booth at the show.

Many Northwest Authors will have their books for sale (including my ten titles) and many of the authors will appear for signings (I'll be there Sunday). Thursday the admission is FREE (with coupon) and parking is FREE after 4 p.m., too.

It's a great way to shop for new books (as well as other stuff) to grace your home and support local authors!

Get Lit at the Beach is within Reach

Plan now if you want to take it in an entire weekend with great authors to learn from while enjoying books and the beach.

Follow the Get Lit Facebook page to stay informed. Book early (especially your lodging)'

AND plan to attend the Indie Author & Book Fair directly following the last session of Get Lit. 


There will be another 24 local (Washington and Oregon) authors on hand to sell and sign their books.

Another One Bites the Dust Jacket Due to Online Buyers

Jacobson's Books & More, Hillsboro, Oregon

The final chapter...

"For over 5-1/2 years Jacobsen's Books has served the community of Hillsboro with new and used books, supported local authors and hosted events. It has been a difficult journey, but I feel like the store has made an impact on the community, and I have mostly enjoyed it!

"It is with great regret that I have to announce that Jacobsen’s Books will be unable to stay open and will be closing the doors in February.

"Thank you to all who have supported me, shopped here, promoted the store and become my friends. I truly appreciate you, without such great community support we could not have been here for this long.

"I hate to be another bookstore that didn't make it, but I look back at all that we have achieved and I am proud of what was accomplished:

• Events like Find Waldo- 3 years
  
• Santa Claus - 2 years
• Summer Reading Program- 3 years
• Too many author events to name..
• Carried over 100 local author books
• Supported authors during the Farmer's Market
• Offered discounts to schools and teachers
• Donationed to many schools and other organizations- over $1500 worth of books alone in 2015

"It is a difficult business. I have a very loyal following but I also hear nearly every day people who say 'I’ll just buy it online.' Please support, or continue to support your local bookstores, really all local small retail businesses!"  

Thank you again.

Tina Jacobsen

Free Beaverton Library Book Fair for Local Authors

This was posted on Oregon Live:

"The Beaverton City Library will host a free local authors' book fair on Saturday, May 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 12375 S.W. Fifth Street. The library is seeking writers from Washington, Multnomah, and Clackamas counties to apply for a space to share and promote their latest work. All genres are welcome, including adult, young adult, and children's literature.

"Selected authors will receive table space to discuss and sell their books. There is no cost to participate and authors will keep 100 percent of proceeds from sales. In exchange, the library requests that each participating author donate two books, one of which will be raffled off to attendees and the other of which will be considered for inclusion in the library's collection. Donated books not added to the collection will be sold by the New Friends of the Beaverton Library to support library programs and services.

"Up to six authors will be invited to speak or read from their work at the event. Participants will be chosen by random drawing.

"Applications are due on Tuesday, March 15, 2016."

For more information or to request an application, contact Helen Butler at hbutler@BeavertonOregon.gov.

NW Book Festival in Portland's Pioneer Square

It's that time of year again. The 7th annual NW Book Festival is just around the corner. Mark your calendar for Saturday, July 25. 

The event fills the Pioneer Courthouse Square at the corner of SW Morrison and SW Sixth Avenue and runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Many, many NW authors and publishers will have booths and there are two NIWA tables. You'll find my books* with them at booth number 10.

The event is FREE, but be sure to bring along cash (or plastic) to buy books.

<Watch for my newest book, Plays and Sketches for Schools & Churches, coming this fall. 

Also (hopefully) coming next year (2016): The new Bayou Boys Adventure, Alien Ambush; Big Papa Zee's Tex Mex and Southwest Cookbook; and To Hell and Back (a novel).

TWENTY LOCAL AUTHORS GATHER in Cannon Beach

The first ever (hopefully to become annual) Cannon Beach Local Indie Author & Book Fair will take place 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, May 9 at Jupiter’s Books, 244 N. Spruce, Cannon Beach, Ore.

All twenty participating, independently-published authors are local to the Pacific Northwest and many live on the North Coast. A few have new works they will be debuting and signing at the event (denoted with an asterisks*).

Authors include: 

• David Robinson from Cannon Beach,Ore.
• Gregory E. Zschomler from Cannon Beach, Ore.*
• Jeva Singh-Anand from Seaside, Ore.
• Chip MacGregor from Manzinita, Ore. 
• Holly Lorintcz from Manzinita, Ore.
• Melissa Ousley from Warrenton, Ore.
• Paula Judith Johnson from Hammond, Ore.
• Tricia Gates Brown from Nehalem, Ore.
• Travis Champ from Nehalem, Ore.
• Julius Jortner from Pacific City, Ore.
• Jan Bono from Long Beach, Wash.
• Thomas Gondolfi from Yelm, Wash.
• Andy R. Bunch from Vancouver, Wash.
• April Bullard from Vancouver, Wash.*
• Traci Leigh Taylor from Gaston, Ore.
• Montgomery Mahaffey from Portland, Ore.
• Jessica Cox from Portland, Ore. 
• Rita Traut Kabeto from Portland, Ore.
• Maquel A. Jacob from Beaverton, Ore.
• Donald McEwing from Tigard, Ore.
• In addition Matt Love of Astoria will have his books available.

The event is brought to you by Jupiter’s Books and the Read Local Indie movement, a cooperative between indie bookstores and the indie authors around them.

Contact: gregory.zschomler@gmail.com

Written in the Sand: Seaside Oregon Authors Event

Head on out to Beach Books on the corner of Broadway and Holladay Drive in Seaside, Oregon this Saturday, October 18, from 1 to 4 p.m. and meet nearly twenty regional authors at the third Annual Seaside Authors event at Beach Books in Seaside. 

Wine, cheese and sarsaparilla will be served and local authors will be reading from their books and signing copies. Come meet writers of fiction, history, health and cooking.

Here are some of authors who will appear:

Nancy Berry  A Gift of Poems for Christmas

Maryka Biaggio Parlour Games

G.S Coltman Max's Great Sea Adventure

Lisamarie Costanzo 420 Diner: What's on the Menu

Dan Johnson The Air in Me

John Johnson Seaside, The '60's and the Johnsons

Paula Judith Johnson Sweetbriar

Gloria Linkey Native American Women

Holly Lorincz Smart Mouth

Matt Love Walking in the Rain

Tim Murphy Flannel John Cookbooks

Honey Perkel Faithful Daughter

Karli Pierce Fragile but Unbreakable

Kristi Pierce Back on Track: A Survival Guide for People with Back Pain

Brian Ratty Destination: Astoria

Nancy Slavin Moorings

Susan Stoner Sage Adair Historical Mysteries

Maggie Stuckey Soup Night

616 Broadway
Seaside, OR 97138
(503) 738-3500
http://www.beachbooks37.com/
beachbooks37@gmail.com

NEW NEWS! Preview Illustrations for "I'm Samson..."

April Bullard has (as of today) finished the last of the illustrations for "'I'm Samson,' said Sydney" and we'll be showcasing some of her work for the book at the:

Local Indie Author Meet & Greet 

at Brewed Awakenings (63rd & Andresen) tomorrow (Sat. Sept. 20) from 10 a.m. until noon.

Come on out for a preview, give us some feedback, talk to us about our process, buy one of our other books, have it signed, pre-order "Samson," enjoy a great cup of joe (iced or blended; the day will be hot and we'll be in AC)...whatever.

Plus there are other authors to hang with, too.

Local Indie Authors at PDX Home & Garden Show

My books will be available at the Fall Portland Home & Garden Show along with many other books by other local indie authors. While I won't be there, my books will be. I encourage you to come on out and check out the many titles you can bring into your home.

The admission is $10, but you can get a $2 off coupon here: http://www.otshows.com/pfhs/the-show/discount-coupon/

If you want your books by me signed you should come out and buy them this Saturday (Sept. 20) at the Local Indie Author Meet & Greet at the 63rd St. Brewed Awakenings from 10 a.m. until noon (sse the post about the event below). Five other great authors will be there, too. The event is free.

If you can't make either of those I'll be in town signing my new childrens' picture book with the illustrator April Bullard on November 22. Time and place TBA. We'll have our other books available as well. This will be my last appearance in Vancouver this year.

Still Time to Catch the NIWA Authors at the Portland Home & Garden Show

My book table setup during my Author Spotlight.

Sales have been fair at the Portland Home and Garden show over the past two days.

I've sold about a dozen books thus far (six Bayou Boys books and six cookbooks or so). Tomorrow is the big day so I'm hoping to sell that many more.

Those who bought cookbooks are rather excited about it. Hope you can come out tomorrow (Sat.) and see me between 4 and 8 p.m.

The books will still be there through 6 p.m. Sunday, but I won't be there. Still, more than 30 local authors friends and 100 books are represented.

I'll be Celebrating the Launch of the NEW Book PLAYHOUSE PHANTOM at This Event

This will be the first time the book will be available for local purchase and signing!